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Magnoliopsida
Piscidia L.
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Statistics of barcoding coverage:
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:15
Specimens with Sequences:17
Specimens with Barcodes:15
Species:3
Species With Barcodes:3
Public Records:11
Public Species:3
Public BINs:0
Piscidia:
Piscidia is a genus of flowering plants in subfamily Faboideae of the legume family, Fabaceae.[1] The generic name is derived from the Latin words piscis, meaning "fish," and caedo, meaning "to kill." It refers to the use of extracts from the plant to poison fish.[2]
Selected species[edit]
- Piscidia carthagenensis Jacq.
- Piscidia grandifolia (Donn.Sm.) I.M.Johnst.
- Piscidia mollis Rose
- Piscidia piscipula (L.) Sarg.[3]
Formerly placed here[edit]
- Sesbania punicea (Cav.) Benth. (as P. punicea Cav.)[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Taxon: Piscidia L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2010-02-10.
- ^ Austin, Daniel F. (2004). Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press. pp. 514–515. ISBN 978-0-8493-2332-4.
- ^ a b "GRIN Species records of Piscidia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
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